Chateau Bernadotte Vintage 2009 Magnum

Chateau Bernadotte Vintage 2009 MagnumChteau Bernadotte is a Cru Bourgeois wine estate located in the Haut Medoc region of northern Bordeaux and located only a few hundred meters due west of the Pauillac appellation. The estate was known as Chteau Fournas until 1997 when it was purchased by May Eliane de Lencquesaing, then owner of Chateau Pichon Lalande in Pauillac. In 2007 Champagne Roederer took a major control of both properties and sold Bernadotte in 2012. The 2009 vintage was

Wine level base of neck

The winery is one of the biggest award-winners in the history of Australian wine

The finish closes quite gravelly and lightly green with a kiss of tobacco

The estate has documentation dating back to the early 14th Century

A well respected estate that was classified as a Cru Bourgeois originally

Dark fruit on the nose with hints of cedar

but unmistakably Musar

serious aromas of black fruit and anise

an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source cabernet sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines

It makes sweet wines from a classic Bordeaux blend of Semilion and Sauvignon Blanc

The 2003 vintage is atypical and somewhat unique

Still drinking very well